#escYOUnited was at the Press Center to talk to beautiful Martina from Czech Republic. #YOU can check out our interview with her below; Who do #YOU want us to interview next? Send us your questions and we may be able to ask them!

Day two has arrived, and it’s brought us everything! Naked topless dancers splashing in water, glow in the dark raving, falling through space and much more. Semi-Final 1 has certainly got a lot of interesting performances! Of course, for those of you not in the press centre, we can only convey so much of the madness to you, alongside the …

It’s competition time! Czech Republic are offering a promo kit for this year’s entry; Martina Bárta with “My Turn”. All you have to do is very very simple; Step 1) Answer the following questions about Martina: What is the name of the song that Martina Barta will be presenting next Tuesday during the first Semi-Final? How many times have Czech Republic qualified …

The ESC United “Expert” Panel is back. The Editorial team got to enjoy all 43 entries of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest, review and rank them accordingly. Needless to say, this is all subjective and you may totally disagree with us. There is a reason we put quotation marks down. Which is why we included a poll and in …

This editorial is written from the opinion of the author and does not represent the views of the other editors, the EBU or escYOUnited as a whole. Eurovision has its “facts” when it comes to running order; there are death spots and there are places which make people go “ooo, they’ve got the perfect spot”. Surely success doesn’t depend that …

The national finals may have stopped and some of the news may have dried up (apart from the Russia-Ukraine situation!) but that doesn’t mean that Eurovision is on hold for the next few months! Tonight, the first preview party of this year’s contest will take place in Riga, Latvia, with performances from a number of Eurovision 2017 artists as well …

We have finally made it to this point of the year, an exciting time for all – all 43 entries fighting to win this year’s Eurovision Song Contest have been released! Because of this, there’s only one question on everyone’s lips… Who is likely to see the end credits rolling over their entry late on May 13th? There are of …

As we already know, Martina Barta will represent the Czech Republic in Kyiv with the song My Turn. The official Eurovision YouTube channel has just published the song and we can say that it is (another) touching ballad. What do YOU think about the Czech song?

While the other broadcasters in Europe have been putting on lavish productions, marathon events and big launch parties to promote their Eurovision entries or ultimately decide them, the Czech broadcaster Česká televize has continued its knack for quietly going about its business. With the Czech entrant for 2017 Martina Bartá revealed with little fanfare by her backing band (later confirmed by …

Czech broadcaster Česká Televize has confirmed the rumor that they will be represented in Kiev by jazz vocalist Martina Bárta through a post by the Eurovision Song Contest’s Facebook page. Though relatively unknown in mainstream musical circles, Bárta has no small number of credits to her name in jazz music, including in her current hometown, Berlin. We’ve attached some of her performances …